The Eurobarometer is a program commissioned by the European Commission to monitor public opinion in the European Union member countries. Topics vary with each series, and have included agriculture, energy, environment, gender roles, immigration, knowledge of foreign languages, poverty, public health, technology, and other special topics.

Eurobarometer 87.1 covered topics including: politics; international politics and organization; drug abuse, alcohol and smoking; natural environment; information society; labor and employment; transport, travel and mobility; and science and technology.